• 22.5 x 15.0 mm CMOS sensor * • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 8.5 million total pixels * • 8.2 million effective pixels * • 3:2 aspect ratio
Image processor
DIGIC II *
Image sizes
• 3504 x 2336 (8.2 MP) * • 2544 x 1696 (4.3 MP) * • 1728 x 1152 (2.0 MP) *
File formats
• RAW • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine / Normal • RAW + JPEG (separate files) *
Color space *
• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Lenses
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount * • 1.6x field of view crop
Focusing
• 9-point TTL * • CMOS sensor • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) *
Focus modes
• AI Focus AF • One shot AF • AI Servo AF • Manual focus
AF point selection
• Auto • Manual • Home position
AF assist
• Stroboscopic flash • 4.0 m range (at center)
Metering
• TTL 35 zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes
• Evaluative 35 zone • Partial (9% at center) • Center-weighted average • Metering range: 1 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100)
AE lock
• Auto: One Shot AF with evaluative metering • Manual: AE lock button
AE bracketing
• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
Exposure compen.
• +/-2.0 EV • 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments
Sensitivity
• Auto (100, 200 or 400) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 (Enhanced H)
• Off • On (histogram via INFO button) * • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
Flash
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • FOV coverage up to 17 mm (27 mm equiv.) * • Guide number approx 13 • Flash compensation +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV increments • X-Sync: 1/250 sec *
External flash
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites * • Wireless multi-flash support • PC Sync
Shooting modes
• Auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Auto depth-of-field • Portrait • Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night portrait • Flash off
Drive modes
• Single • Continuous: 5 fps up to 23 frames * • Self-timer: 10 secs
Direct printing
• Canon Card Photo Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • PictBridge *
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off
Playback mode
• Single image • Single image with info (inc. histogram) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump
Custom functions
18 custom functions with 50 settings *
Menu languages
• English • French • German • Spanish • Italian • Dutch • Swedish • Norwegian • Danish • Finnish • Chinese • Japanese
Firmware
User upgradable
Portrait grip
Via BP-E2 battery grip (option)
Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed * • Video out • N3 type wired remote control • PC Sync flash terminal
Storage
• Compact Flash Type I or II • Microdrive supported • FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support • No CF card supplied
Review based on a production EOS 20D, Firmware Version 1.0.5
It's been four years and four months since they revealed the EOS D30, the first digital SLR which amateur photographers could really afford. So here we are, 52 months later with the latest incarnation of that original design, the eight megapixel EOS 20D. Not since February 2002 (the EOS D60) has Canon increased the resolution of this line of digital SLRs, in the EOS 20D we have a 1.9 million effective pixel increase, a new AF system, 50% faster continuous shooting and more than double the buffer space.
First impressions of the EOS 20D are good, it feels far less 'prosumer like' and instead feels more like a 'baby EOS-1D' (as described by one of our team). Gone are some of the annoyances of the EOS 10D, the 20D now switches on virtually instantly and focuses quickly, it feels very solid and yet weighs slightly less than the model it replaces. So far so good.
